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Blog: Sam’s story: Volunteering as a family mentor during the covid-19 pandemic

We spoke to Sam, one of our fantastic volunteer family mentors, to find out how this service is helping people in these tricky times. Spinal cord injury affects everyone around the person who sustained the injury. In Sam’s case, her life was changed forever when her partner Andy sustained a C7 level spinal cord injury […]

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Blog: Covid-19 and me: A parent’s account of their son contracting coronavirus

This is a guest blog written by Anna-Marina whose son, who has a spinal cord injury, contracted Covid-19. Read on to find out how their family navigated both this illness as well as spinal cord injury.  Living with a child who has a spinal cord injury is challenging at the best of times. Over the […]

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Covid-19 signposting

Covid-19 signposting The past few weeks have been tricky, especially if you are affected by spinal cord injury. You may be feeling anxious after spending time self-isolating, or frustrated that your day to day routine has changed significantly and suddenly because of covid-19. That’s why we’ve gathered a collection of external links to resources, applications […]

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News: Lisette’s story: Learning to be adventurous again

Meet Lisette: Lives in North Yorkshire with her family Has three adult children at various stages of “emptying the nest” Loves to live an active life, and has recently rediscovered cycling Spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at any time. Lisette sustained her incomplete injury from an epidural injection ahead of a scheduled surgery. […]

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Blog: Cath’s story: Family support after spinal cord injury

Meet Cath: Mum of Pete, who sustained a spinal cord injury while mountain biking Is an active member of the Back Up community, attending our Back Up Lounge and volunteering with us She kindly supported us in running ten family support sessions in 2023! The impact of spinal cord injury is overwhelming – including for […]

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News: Jess’s Story: City Skills

Spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at any time. In Jess’s case, her accident happened just before planning to start a new job in Australia. This caused chaos with her plans, but Back Up was there to help her rediscover what was possible. Read her story below, and discover how our City Skills course […]

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News: Julie’s story: Getting independent and back to work

Meet Julie:  Formerly worked with the police before sustaining her spinal cord injury  Now works with the NHS after using our employment service  Was supported by a Back Up mentor, who gave her advice for living independently with a spinal cord injury   Every spinal cord injury is as unique as the person who sustains […]

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News: Sophie’s story: Finding a community during lockdown

Meet Sophie: Loves tennis Co-owns an IT company with her husband Kay Enjoys travelling whenever possible Spinal cord injury does not only affect the individual who sustains it. The impact can change the lives of everyone around the injured individual. In Sophie’s case, her husband sustained a spinal cord injury right in the middle of […]

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News: Alice’s story: Talking about relationships and spinal cord injury

At Back Up, we’re very proud to support a diverse community of people affected by spinal cord injury. Alice – a university lecturer who specialises in animal welfare and legislation – does not have a spinal cord injury herself, but her husband Gavin sustained a C4 level complete injury before they met. Read on to […]

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Blog: Liz’s story: Finding light at the end of the tunnel

After Syringomyelia caused Liz to sustain a spinal cord injury, she had an operation on her spine in 2018. Her son moved out of home to go to university, but she always had Torrez, her ginger cat, as constant company! “I like to keep myself busy with art, TV and getting out in the garden,” […]

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